SFMA Survey Links Furniture Slowdown to 1969–70 Decline
A Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association survey shows orders down 10.2 percent in the first seven months versus last year, production down 7 percent, payroll down 8.3 percent, and shipments down 5.2 percent. July shows mixed results with higher orders but lower shipments and reduced payroll compared with 1969 and June.
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Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association
SFMA
Carolinas
Virginia
Two Charged With Assault and Related Offenses
Police arrested two persons Saturday on assault charges. Doris J. Wilson, 25, of Martin Street, was charged with assault by pointing a gun at her husband John Wilson. Juanita E. Stallings, 34, of Cedron Drive, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon. Additional charges include operating a car intoxicated for Aaron Simmons Jr. and Ross Grier, with Grier also charged with public drunkenness. Margaret Lynch Banks faced resisting arrest and disorderly conduct with no operator’s license. Walter Lee Burton, 64, was charged with shoplifting $4.57 worth of country ham. Rachael Bernadine Jackson, 23, of Ennis Street, faced possession of non-tax paid whiskey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris J. Wilson
Martin Street
John Wilson
Juanita E. Stallings
Cedron Drive
Aaron Simmons Jr
Meredith Drive
Ross Grier
Old Mill Road
Grier
Margaret Lynch Banks
Short Street
Walter Lee Burton
Sanitary Seafood Market
E. Washington Street
Rachael Bernadine Jackson
Ennis Street
High Point Agricultural Fair Opens Monday
Jaycees prepare the 1970 High Point fair at Bundy and Penny Roads with gates opening 6 p m Monday. Highlights include craft displays by Kennerly Andrews Frazier Charlton Horney a police exhibit on drug addiction and a Soap Box Derby racer performed by Chip Hicks from Jamestown. Two nightly shows feature Blue Grass and country music with Old Music House Boys and Drifting Serenaders.
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Jaycees
High Point
Bundy Road
Penny Road
Thomas Joyland
R. Kennerly
John Andrews
Jimmy Frazier
Don Charlton
W. P. Horney
Rapidiary
Chip Hicks
Akron
Ohio
Chip
Jamestown
Music House Boys
J. B. Prince
Prejudiced imagination tests willpower and sincerity
A man faces a challenge to question his own imagination and its sincerity, requiring strong willpower to confront internal bias and doubt.
Money Takes Flight Hidden in Plain Sight
A reflective line suggests wealth slipping away as people realize financial dynamics when money moves, with a casually sharp tone about perception and value.
The Sounds Of Our Lives And The Noise That Wears On Us
A humorous reflection on everyday sounds that unsettle people from kitchen clatters to tires squealing at lights. The essay notes church sermons and bodily groans as common irritants and ends with a friend’s claim that the worst sound is an irate husband opening a pocket knife.
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Alp
Tosi
Air Tari
Pronto People
Air Yoxi
Visit frames Eastern Europe view by Locke at Kiwanis
Dr. William R. Locke of High Point College spoke to the High Point Kiwanis Club about A View of Eastern Europe after a Churchmen's Study Tour through East Germany, Czechoslovakia and Russia. He praised hospitality in Moscow and noted a defective camera incident. Local guests included Sanders Dallas and Tom Eubanks with Dick Misch of Kiwanis International.
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William R. Locke
High Point College
High Point Kiwanis Club
Eastern
Europe
Kiwanis
Dr. Locke
The
United Methodist Church
Moscow
Fire Damages Milling Firm at Denton
Denton fire at Dimension Milling Co on Shemwell Highway caused heavy damage. Officials, led by Fire Chief Donald Morris, say the cause is undetermined after state fire marshal inspection. Loss estimated at 50 000 to 60 000 dollars. Building destroyed, lumber salvaged. About 35 firefighters from Denton and Healing Springs responded.
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Denton
Dimension Milling Co
Donald Morris
Morris
Healing Springs
Fall Recreation Program Expands Preschool Events Citywide
High Point parks and recreation announces a fall preschool play program for ages four and five at six locations with sessions beginning September 14. Programs run weekdays and Saturdays at Blair Park Hillside Goldston Washington Terrace Daniel Brooks and City Lake Park, with registration on set dates.
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High Point Parks and Recreation Department
Bill Cook
Parks and Recreation Department
Blair Park
Hillside Recreation Center
Goldston Recreation Center
Washington Terrace Park
Daniel Brooks Center
City Lake Park
Cook
Astor DoWdy Towers
Clara Cox Center
Goldston Park
High Point Boxing Club
Hillside Center
Goldstown Park
Stan Perry
Billie Bland
Grady Miller
Pat Hedrick
City Lake
Emily Vancannon
Clara Cox
Joe Medlin
Daniel Brooks
Mattie Morehead
William Covington
Tommy Sheaf
Emily Voneannon
E. Kearns Street
Jack Smith
Chester Langston
Lourora Nichols
Dorffus Shaw
Mary Myers
Camp Pioneer names top counselor and session awardees
Jerri Reed, a first year counselor at Camp Pioneer, won the Danny King Memorial Plaque as the camp’s outstanding counselor for the summer. Other session awards went to Martha Futrelle, Brad Martin, and Dwight Clinton, all honoring Danny King’s memory.
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Jerri Reed
Camp Pioneer
Danny King
Jerri
M. D. Reed Jr
Forrestdale Dr
Jamestown
High Point College
Martha Futrelle
Brad Martin
Dwight Clinton
Cinema Cafe Film On Pollution At High Point Library
A 50 minute documentary titled The Po Air surveys national air pollution efforts and solutions with examples from St. Louis Pittsburgh and Los Angeles. Showtimes are 12 15 p m in the audio visual room with drinks provided.
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High Point Public Library
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Los Angeles
Astor Dowdy Towers
E. Green Dr
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High Point Enterprise
Fairground
Sonny Hedgecock
Eagle Scouts
Tom Lynch
Lee Watkins
Chestnut Drive
Lynch
John F. Lynch
Arbordale Drive
Woodberry Forest School
Watkins
Lois J. Watkins
Dogwood Drive
Jamestown Junior High School
John Thames
Mother Nature
East Germany
Czechoslovakia
Russia
Locke
Dick Misch
Kiwanis International
Kenosha, Wis
Sanders Dallas and
Tom Eubanks
Shemwell Highway
Bill Anderson
Red Cross
English Road
Vietnam
Deborah Liner
Cammie
HPC
Cinema Cafe
Erigo
Blue Ridge Parkway, N.C
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